You think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know ...
You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind
ANALYSIS
Nature:
This famous song from Disney’s Pocahontas comes from the scene with an Indian girl and a white man. The Indian girl, being Pocahontas, reveals to the white man the beauty of nature and what it has en stored for people. The lyrics in the beginning are questions asking how people are so ignorant of the nature around them. The song reveals to us that there is something deeper than what we see on the outside of nature. As the song gets deeper and deeper, it shows that nature is just as alive as humans are, and they have a force of connecting people to wonders and beauty we’ve never experienced before. In whole, the Pocahontas explains that by reaching out and exploring nature, we can truly understand the meaning of one’s lives and live more meaningfully than before. The most important line that repeats throughout the song is, “You can paint with all the colors of the wind.” This demonstrates that when people reach out to nature and use it the right way, anything is possible.
Nonconformity:
In some ways, this song sends a message to people saying that they should appreciate the nature in a different level and take better care of it. The song, speaking directly to a white man, symbolizing the whites colonizing and taking away nature from Indians, tries to persuade them not to do so and understand the reasons why nature should be kept safe and untouched. The song goes against mankind breaking down the Earth and using it for selfish reasons.
COLORS OF THE WIND
You think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know ...
You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind
ANALYSIS
Nature:
This famous song from Disney’s Pocahontas comes from the scene with an Indian girl and a white man. The Indian girl, being Pocahontas, reveals to the white man the beauty of nature and what it has en stored for people. The lyrics in the beginning are questions asking how people are so ignorant of the nature around them. The song reveals to us that there is something deeper than what we see on the outside of nature. As the song gets deeper and deeper, it shows that nature is just as alive as humans are, and they have a force of connecting people to wonders and beauty we’ve never experienced before. In whole, the Pocahontas explains that by reaching out and exploring nature, we can truly understand the meaning of one’s lives and live more meaningfully than before. The most important line that repeats throughout the song is, “You can paint with all the colors of the wind.” This demonstrates that when people reach out to nature and use it the right way, anything is possible.
Nonconformity:
In some ways, this song sends a message to people saying that they should appreciate the nature in a different level and take better care of it. The song, speaking directly to a white man, symbolizing the whites colonizing and taking away nature from Indians, tries to persuade them not to do so and understand the reasons why nature should be kept safe and untouched. The song goes against mankind breaking down the Earth and using it for selfish reasons.